31.2% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boxers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boxers Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Boxers Creek, held by 41.2% of adults. This is a place where few people have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 31.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with only 31.2% of people completing Year 12. This is 28 points below both the New South Wales and Australian averages, while 33.2% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Boxers Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 6.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
6.5% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Boxers Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Society & Culture both being the most common at 15.1% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most, with half being government-run and mostly providing primary education.
4
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
175
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boxers Creek
4 schools — 701 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Goulburn North Public School, Goulburn North | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 188 | 919 |
| Goulburn East Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 148 | 966 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Goulburn North | Catholic | Primary | 10.1 km | 308 | 1,040 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Goulburn, Goulburn | Independent | Combined | 10.2 km | 57 | 971 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boxers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10538/boxers-creek/topic/education